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The miracle of modern medicine
Matthew Hiznay, 24, of Poland learned last year he had lung cancer. He is now in remission. His mom, Mandie, gives her son a big ...
Stories published February 26, 2012
Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Valley’s Democratic Club breaks ranks with official party in Gains, Pishkur endorsements
Valley’s Democratic Club breaks ranks with official party in Gains, Pishkur endorsements Staff
Liberty school board may vote on open enrollment Tuesday
Liberty school board may vote on open enrollment Tuesday Staff Report Liberty The board of
Judge delays gulf oil-spill trial for settlement talks
Judge delays gulf oil-spill trial for settlement talks Associated Press NEW ORLEANS A judge is
UPDATE: I-80 reopens completely today after crashes
UPDATE: I-80 reopens completely today after crashes Associated Press PITTSBURGH The westbound
Mercer County man among the dead in chain-reaction crashes on I-80
Mercer County man among the dead in chain-reaction crashes on I-80 Associated Press PITTSBURGH
Youngstown-based brewery seeks capital for major expansion
Youngstown-based brewery seeks capital for major expansion By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com
Group urges reforms in Ohio in financing criminal defense of the poor
Group urges reforms in Ohio in financing criminal defense of the poor COLUMBUS An Ohio working
Owner of Downtown Circle plans new market near YSU
Owner of Downtown Circle plans new market near YSU By Chelsea Miller cmiller@vindy.com
Santorum: Obama erred in apologizing for burning of Qurans
Santorum: Obama erred in apologizing for burning of Qurans Associated Press WASHINGTON
Plans for shrimp farm on East Side fizzle
Plans for shrimp farm on East Side fizzle By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN
Sebastianos’ 60th is celebrated with surprise party
DAVENPORT, FLA. Angelo and Dolores Sebastiano of Davenport, Fla., formerly of Liberty, were
Family dinner marks Joneses’ 50th anniversary
AUSTINTOWN John and Sandra Jones of Austintown celebrated the 50th anniversary of their marriage
Rose garden to be setting for Hahn, Valingo wedding
YOUNGSTOWN Michael and Barbara Hahn of Youngstown are announcing the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Shea to wed Mr. Sebest in New Orleans
The parents of Courtney E. Shea and Jason J. Sebest, both of Luling, La., are announcing the
Stephanie Gilida, Matthew White to wed in July
HUBBARD The parents of Stephanie Gilida of Hubbard are announcing the engagement of their daughter
Plans revealed for Lawrence-Birch summer wedding
BOARDMAN James M. and Janyce Lawrence of Boardman are announcing the engagement and coming
MASONIC GROUPS
TUESDAY Miriam Chapter 278, OES, will have a stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Youngstown Masonic
SENIOR MENUS
Easter Seals offers hot, nutritious meals weekdays in Columbiana and Mahoning counties for people 60
Fundraiser to aid spouses with cancer
Fundraiser to aid spouses with cancer YOUNGSTOWN Carl and Lucy Seidita of Boardman are both
SENIOR SIDELIGHTS
Austintown Senior Center, 100 Westchester Drive, has planned the following: Monday, Walking Club at
SENIOR CITIZENS
Breakfast Club at Park Vista Retirement Community will meet at 9:30 a.m. March 8 for “Ask the
GARDEN CLUBS
WEDNESDAY St. Michael will meet at 7 p.m. in the Youth Ministry Room in the Family Life Center.
Gridiron Club plans Arts & Crafts show
BOARDMAN The Boardman High School Gridiron Club will sponsor an arts and crafts show from 10 a.m.
Remove Campbell, Canfield cemetery decorations before March 15
Christmas decorations must be removed from St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Villa Maria Road, Campbell, and all cemeteries in Canfield before March 15.
bin Laden's house meets the wrecking ball
Pakistani authorities late Saturday began demolishing the house where Osama bin Laden had lived in a town in the north of the country, local residents said, in a move that will remove the physical symbol of the al-Qaida leader’s presence in the country.
No passers-by help car-jack victim crawling over concrete for help
A World War II veteran said nobody helped him in the minutes after he was attacked and carjacked during daylight at a busy Detroit gas station and he had to crawl across a concrete parking lot to get help.
Mahoning County sheriff candidates tout experience in enforcement
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN A current township police chief, a former
YSU ready for tournament
By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN A year ago, after his team lost an overtime game to
Despite bump in sales-tax revenue, many in Valley fail to feel upswing
STAFF REPORT news@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN With the news last week that sales-tax revenue
Three D-II wrestlers advance
By MATTHEW PEASLEE mpeaslee@vindy.com ALLIANCE A bruised right hand and a stinging left
3 killed in pileup crash on snowy Interstate 80
Staff and wire reports CLINTONVILLE, Pa. A 10-mile stretch of Interstate 80 was closed in
5 Mahoning Valley bowling teams head for state competition
By JOHN BASSETTI bassetti@vindy.com KENT Struthers’ boys bowling team will be making its
Fond memories pervade St. Casimir at final Mass
By SEAN BARRON news@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN You would be hard pressed to find an aspect of life
Sigmon: ‘I really feel like I have a shot to beat Kelly Pavlik’
By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Last year, when Kelly Pavlik was trying to get his
Café at Wittenauer’s adds to Poland's growing rep for home-grown eateries
By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com POLAND When it comes to food businesses in Poland, it’s
Boardman's Bailey third in 100 butterfly
Staff report CANTON All season, Boardman junior Ryan Bailey has been able to get an early lead
Parole hearing set for Anderson, killer of 2 teens
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN The Ohio Parole Board in April will consider the release
Canfield, West Branch advance
By TOM WILLIAMS williams@vindy.com AUSTINTOWN Strong starts propelled the Canfield and West
Mild winter attracts thousands to 61st home show in Boardman
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com BOARDMAN Seventy-five vendors – landscapers, roofers,
Coalition to organize in the Valley to aid victims of human trafficking
CANFIELD Mahoning Valley Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition and the Mahoning Valley Organizing
The miracle of modern medicine
Matthew Hiznay, 24, of Poland learned last year he had lung cancer. He is now in remission. His mom, Mandie, gives her son a big kiss.
METRO DIGEST || New Castle man dies in fire
Man dies in fire NEW CASTLE, PA. Firefighters are investigating an early Saturday morning blaze
What’s happening at the Grand Canyon
By Christopher Reynolds Los Angeles Times Visitors to the Grand Canyon National Park this year
keg” is having a detrimental impact on the cost of crude, even as we speak. But there are
Opinion: keg” is having a detrimental impact on the cost of crude, even as we speak. But there are measures,
YSU women can’t pull upset at Detroit
Staff report Detroit Kenya Middlebrooks had a game-tying 3-point attempt sail wide at the
Phantoms pick up road victory
Staff report DUBUQUE, IOWA The Youngstown Phantoms scored three goals in the second period en
Fishing, hunting show at Eastwood Expo Center
Staff report NILES The Sportsman’s Fishing and Hunting Super Show and Sale returns to Eastwood
MILESTONES
MILESTONES SCOUTS Boardman teen to get Eagle Scout award Travis E. Filicky, 16, a son of Ed
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS | For the week ending Feb. 18
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Private Games” by James Patterson & Mark Sullivan (Little, Brown) 2. “Kill
Ask Mr. Know It All
By Gary Clothier Q. When I was in grammar school (many years ago), we often sang from a songbook.
Years Ago
Today is Sunday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2012. There are 309 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
men’s College basketball | Saturday’s Top 25 games
No. 1 Kentucky 83, Vanderbilt 74 LEXINGTON, KY. Freshman Anthony Davis scored a career-high 28
WWII vet: No one came to my rescue
Associated Press DETROIT A World War II veteran said nobody helped him in the minutes after he
GOP race: down to the wire
Associated Press FLINT, Mich. Republican Mitt Romney fought Saturday to prove he is the
Spartans’ Graziani wins district crown
Staff report MENTOR Boardman High senior Nico Graziani defeated Justin Kresevic of Solon,
Braun has fun back on the field
Associated Press PHOENIX His 50-game suspension and months of anxiety lifted from his
Association to host pharmacy program
Association to host pharmacy program POLAND The Western Reserve Association of Health
Gains is preferred in race for Mahoning County prosecutor
Editorial: In his 15-plus years as Mahoning County prosecutor, Paul Gains has compiled a record that is both
Manual simplifies home repair
Manual simplifies home repair A good home repair manual is arguably just as valuable to a toolbox
TRUMBULL, MAHONING COUNTY COURTS
COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY Marriage licenses Michael A. Nelson, 32, of 1864 Roberts Lane, Warren,
Billy Crystal is back tonight as host of the Academy Awards, a responsibility he’s had eight
Billy Crystal is back tonight as host of the Academy Awards, a responsibility he’s had eight times
Move over, man cave
By Krista Jahnke Detroit Free Press DETROIT Move over, man cave. Make way for the woman
Young members of Acts of Random Kindness are ... Sharing their need to care
By SEAN BARRON Special to The Vindicator POLAND Arielle Kruezweiser, Courtney Marki and Alena
ARMED FORCES
ARMED FORCES VETERANS Disabilities board to honor Medina BOARDMAN Veterans of the Valley
Agenda Monday
Agenda Monday Mahoning County Educational Service Center board meeting, 7:15 p.m., Mahoning
CAREER PATHS | LIMELIGHT
manufacturing Northern States Metals recently announced the appointment of Brian M. Flood as their
Benjamin Moore tops tests for interior paint
Benjamin Moore beat Behr by a nose as the top-performing interior paint in two of three major
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .66, 22.55 —.06 Avalon
NEWSMAKERS
NEWSMAKERS Taylor Swift asks NJ teen to go to country music awards SOMERDALE, N.J. Taylor
2012 Cleveland Auto Show opens
Associated Press CLEVELAND Fuel-efficient vehicles are fronting many of the displays at this
What has happened to GOPers?
Opinion: If ever there was a year for the Republican parties in Mahoning and Trumbull counties to chip away
Children need to solve their own problems
McClatchy Newspapers Parents tell me their daughter is intelligent and did well in school up until
We’re aiming for your taste buds
Opinion: Introducing Brian Fry ... Introducing Ross Morrone ... Introducing the Burger Boys ...
In US, gum industry is finding itself stuck
Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES Amid shifts in the gum industry, a bit of Americana might be going
Pop culture Q&A
By Rich Heldenfels Q. In the ’80s, there was a movie called “When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder?” It
Burger battle heads to China
Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES Millions of Chinese have come to love Big Macs and Whoppers. So
Gunman kills 2 US troops in Afghanistan
Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan A gunman killed two American military advisers with shots to
WORLD DIGEST || Demolishing house where bin Laden was
Demolishing house where bin Laden was islamabad, pakistan Pakistani authorities late Saturday
Keep government and insurance companies out of my room
Opinion: Keep government and insurance companies out of my room I recently had the misfor- tune to spend a
Nationwide: Havoc on final lap
By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. In a weekend of unlikely winners,
Women’s college basketball Saturday’s Top 25 games
No. 3 Notre Dame 80, South Florida 68 SOUTH BEND, IND. Natalie Novosel scored a career-high 32
Lowellville and Lisbon advance in Div. IV
By BRANDON JUDEH sports@vindy.com BEAVER TWP. Lowellville’s recorded 14 first-quarter steals
Alden receives USBC award
At Freeway Lanes today, Trumbull County USBC Youth Association manager Kay-Lynn Cullison will
Smoke seeks Daytona glory
Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Tony Stewart has had plenty of chances to win the Daytona
NBA’s Stern reveals little
Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. David Stern will reveal only two things about his future as NBA
Passion worthy of note
Guitar Slinger Music in Girard combines retail, repairs and rockin’ out By Robert Guttersohn
United, Py Valley survive and move on
By JIM FLICK sports@vindy.com MINERAL RIDGE It wasn’t easy, but the girls basketball teams
Angry Malkin gets hat trick
Associated Press PITTSBURGH Once Evgeni Malkin got angry, the game really got out of hand.
‘Ticked Off!’ author to share knowledge
‘Ticked Off!’ author to share knowledge Janet L. DeCesare, author of “Ticked Off!,” will share her
Considering HDMI? Read on
Q. I read with great interest your recent column regarding HDMI receivers. We are using a Yamaha
PREDICTING THE OSCARS
By Julie Hinds Detroit Free Press Any year where George Clooney and Brad Pitt are competing